Game of Hunting (Hunting Ground / Lie Chang / 猎场)

How are things?

The decor is pretty much finished. Let me show you.

- Room temperature? - 24 degrees Celsius.

The color of the curtains is nice. They're similar to the ones in his house.

Very thoughtful.

Is the projector easy to use?

I've tried it. It works fine.

Very good. I want to come by just seeing it now.

Good work, Lin Bai. Go home now.

Bye.

They should be here now.

They're already here.

Don't go there directly.

Let's go.

They're still on guard. They won't come here directly.

There's no helping it.

This is a society under video surveillance.

His brother-in-law will tell him there's nobody else here.

They're heading over.

Chin up.

Austerlitz.

Success or failure hinges on this.

I'll keep an eye on him.

If I notice any changes in him

I'll provide you with immediate suggestions.

Okay.

Deputy Mayor Qu and Ms. Tan, please come in.

Deputy Mayor Qu, thank you for coming and not turning me down directly.

How come your girlfriend isn't here?

She's gone to Yunnan.

She isn't my girlfriend. We're just ordinary friends.

Ordinary friends?

How come she'd be willing to do so much for you?

She's willing to help others.

- Please. - This way, please.

Deputy Mayor Qu, try this tea and see if it's to your liking.

Hong Xin Wai Wei Tao varietal. Not bad.

Did the essential oil come with the room or did you specifically have it prepared?

Manager Zheng had it prepared especially for you.

He saw on your Weibo that you like rosemary essential oil.

This tea as well.

To make a guest feel at home is easier said than done.

Deputy Mayor Qu.

The picture of Zhan Tian Xiao is a major misunderstanding.

I need to explain it to you.

Manager Lin has a friend at the television station.

They had a program with an interview segment--

No need to continue.

Ms. Luo has already explained to me.

It was very coincidental.

Get to the point.

But let me say this first.

I came to accompany my wife today.

I'd also like to hear how you looked into me.

I don't have plans to leave my current post.

Understood.

I'd like to begin with Southland Corporation.

We'll go over what kind of company it is

what sort of prospects they have

and how compatible you and this company are.

Please take a look.

This is the IPO pre-disclosure list from China Securities Regulatory Commission.

Southland Times Innovation is preparing to be listed.

From their released prospectus

their lead underwriter and corporate shareholders--

I've already seen all this online.

The company's prospects and projects and all not bad.

Their main revenue is stable and shouldn't be an issue.

I'd like to learn more about what can't be found online.

You can talk about their financial strategy.

This will be their main battlefield.

Not much is seen in the media.

Okay.

Southland's present initiatives are basically post-IPO strategies.

As they are integrating resources under their banner

the all-new Southland will be releasing cloud-based financial services.

Please take a look.

This is the solution provider to nine well-known financial products.

This is a sensitive period, so the company's name is withheld.

Southland's strategic cooperation with them has basically been confirmed.

Basics of their cooperation include

providing IT resources to financial institutions

and online operation and maintenance services.

Banks, funds, insurance, securities, and so on are all covered.

A third-party associated with Southland will provide

a standard interface payment platform

and a sandbox environment.

Take a look at this diagram.

Southland's arrangements have already pervaded

the finance domain which has extremely high demands for security.

Just from this aspect, there seems to be more outline than substance.

It appears vague.

Southland seemingly doesn't have sufficient reason to ask for your help.

Please look here.

In China

there are many town-level small banks, funds, and securities institutions

that aren't as powerful as the four big banks.

It's difficult for them to provide

high-level online financial services on their own.

Southland can help them achieve online transaction services.

Synthetic data shows

payments to the countryside far exceed traditional estimates.

What's the basic plan?

For example, in rural villages.

This is exactly what I'm about to talk about.

High-speed low-cost online transactions for regional banks

is an instant solution to bottlenecks in rural e-commerce growth.

The rural economy is Southland's secondary platform.

It's a vertical online financial platform focused on rural villages.

It gathers P2P, P2C, and crowdfunding methods.

It's an intermediary platform that integrates

asset management methods into one.

Its main service is in

supply chain finance and cooperative finance.

This service will be launched soon.

Specific plan to launch this in rural counties?

There are plans and ideas.

However, what's missing is a fitting leader and executor.

- Go over the ideas. - Okay.

In the next two to three years, they will increase efforts

and set up 500 to 800 county-level operations centers

10,000 township liaison offices

and 50,000 to 80,000 village-level service stations.

This is in line with third- and fourth-tier cities' expansion strategies.

Hiring of main employees and teams are complete.

They're just waiting for a commander to step into position.

How will they increase efforts?

With 5 billion or 10 billion yuan?

That's why Southland needs you.

There are many financial concepts and strategies that need to be verified.

They have a grand blueprint but the draft isn't complete yet.

Time to move on to overseas.

In a secret overseas arrangement

Southland and an Internet enterprise located in Mountain View, California

reached an intent to collaborate 24 hours ago.

As of today, this company has already secured

financial services licenses in 22 states.

They will continue this and hope to cover all states in six months.

Through share acquisitions, Southland will access

American financial products price comparison services

to help clients purchase financial and insurance products.

Using this as a medium, they hope to be able to provide clients with

price comparisons of over 120 types of online financial products in Europe.

They guarantee European users will be able to buy at low prices

using the internet or mobile phones.

This doesn't stop at financial products.

This online price comparison service can also be used for

hotel reservations and transportation ticket bookings.

Southland Times Innovation is the majority shareholder behind them.

ECB has online banking supervision that ensures consistency

hereby giving rise to regulation across states.

Do they know of this?

Yes.

It replaced the old game rules for registration and business activities.

They know.

You were trapped in enormously complex affairs

but you still kept an eye on international affairs.

Southland truly had good judgment.

Southland believes I am capable of controlling such a large scope?

- Based on what? - It started with a story.

Last year in California

Southland's chairman met someone named Jamal at a cocktail party.

It was at Lending Club's annual meeting.

This Jamal mentioned you to Southland's chairman.

Deputy Mayor Qu, do you remember Jamal?

Quincy Jamal, a Columbia University schoolmate.

I'm glad he remembers me.

Coincidentally, at the same function

Kohei Kohira, a Pasona human resources consultant

in charge of the North America region

also mentioned you.

Do you remember Kohei Kohira?

He came to Beijing last year and stayed in the Development Zone.

I was his host.

Yes, a visit from the Nippon Foundation.

Two extraordinary people mentioned you in a setting like that

surprising Southland's executives.

Their reason for going to America was to find a CEO good in finance.

The first thing the ambitious bigshot did after returning to the country

was to find you.

Up to now.

Don't stop. Keep asking.

Deputy Mayor Qu, after all I've said

is there anything else you wish to know more about?

Was what you just covered your field of expertise?

I studied a bit.

It's not considered my expertise.

You did your homework.

To be frank, you've made me interested in Southland.

Thank you for your acknowledgment.

However, I know...

Even if you are interested, there's one more objective condition.

I know you are very unwilling to raise this subject

but I still want to express this again.

This objective condition is the reality you are facing in the Development Zone.

The soil and climate are changing, gradually becoming unsuitable for you.

The organization is changing.

Ranking, personnel, and responsibilities will all receive new arrangements

including new arrangements for you.

Don't underestimate rumors.